PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
7
Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
40
Italy (North)
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Portugal
1
Spain
4
Switzerland
7
Cities
Augsburg
4
Austria
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Basel
6
Bologna
6
Brussels
15
Cambrai
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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Girona
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Halberstadt
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20
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Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
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1
Troyes
1
Turin
1
Venice
3
Vic
1
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
111
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
101
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
74
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
32
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
106
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
n/a
3
never
20
none visible
42
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
68
brown
36
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
10
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
94
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
61
11
30
12
22
13
7
14
2
15
2
2
14
3
16
4
22
5
32
6
44
7
38
8
51
9
50
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
43
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
74
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
114
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
64
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
26
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
49
none
50
quadruple
5
single
74
triple
23
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
86
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
9
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
114
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
32
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
68
notation extended into margin
29
other
4
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
88
brown
26
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
5
void mensural
109
Monophonic Notation
absent
95
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
46
n/a
3
poor
8
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
11
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
43
signes-de-renvoi
65
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
5
French
29
German
4
Italian
10
Latin
107
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
103
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
31
untexted
31
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
7
display script
34
humanistic
3
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
36
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
46
n/a
3
poor
10
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
84
blue
2
brown
31
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
49
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
78
yes
44
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
31
Borders Frequency
never
11
occasionally
2
rarely
30
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
27
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
2
normally
44
occasionally
17
often
10
rarely
20
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
62
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
22
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
10
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
16
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
17
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
9
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
14
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
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